A recent study published in the journal Health Affairs has revealed the alarmingly high rate at which breast cancer misdiagnosis is occurring due to mammograms producing false positives. According to this research, patients who are in fact healthy are being erroneously diagnosed with breast cancer... Read More

The number of medical malpractice lawsuits is on the decline in Wisconsin, and the reason may be attributed to a number of factors. Unfortunately, it is unlikely one of those factors is a reduced number of hospital errors or subsequent injuries to patients. Instead, the... Read More

It’s an unsettling reality: preventable medical mistakes are the sixth leading cause of death in the United States – a country renowned for its first-rate health care system. The New England Journal of Medicine reports that a quarter of all hospitalized patients will be injured by... Read More

The family of Jahi McMath – a teenager who was left permanently brain damaged after a sleep apnea surgery went wrong – is now suing the California hospital where the operation took place. Their medical malpractice lawsuit was filed in Alameda County Superior Court and... Read More

A family in Oklahoma City has been awarded one million dollars by a jury that determined their mother suffered abuse at the hands of nursing home employees. The nursing home abuse lawsuit was filed after family members placed a hidden camera in the patient’s room... Read More

When it comes to unexpected medical procedures, few experiences are as harrowing and life-altering as enduring the amputation of a limb – especially when the procedure could have been avoided but for the negligence of the treating physician. Following a recent medical malpractice trial before... Read More

A stillbirth is defined as a fetus that is delivered with no signs of life after the twentieth week of gestation. There are many potential causes of fetal death inside the womb, the risk of which is greater among women who smoke, suffer high blood... Read More

Two papers written by a University of Illinois professor have found placing caps on medical malpractice lawsuits does not have a positive impact on the healthcare system in the U.S. David Hyman, the H. Ross and Helen Workman Chair in Law and professor of medicine... Read More